CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-52978

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was found in the PSP (Platform Security Processor) module where dev-set and key-rotate operations modify shared device state (PSP version configuration and cryptographic key material) without requiring CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges. The only access control is psp_dev_check_access(), which only checks network namespace membership.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with access to the network namespace can unauthorizedly change PSP configuration or rotate cryptographic keys, potentially leading to integrity and confidentiality breaches of data processed by the platform.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that enforces CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges for dev-set and key-rotate operations.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: psp: require admin permission for dev-set and key-rotate The dev-set and key-rotate netlink operations modify shared device state (PSP version configuration and cryptographic key material, respectively) but do not require CAP_NET_ADMIN. The only access control is psp_dev_check_access() which merely verifies netns membership.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS